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and president obama hasn't yet persuaded amerans they ought to sacrifice their own futurer . sarah smith, channel 4 news, west virginia >> with those storiesou just saw in mind. we also want know what you think. tonight's question, how concernedare youabout the economic impact of tougher environmentalstandards? you can sre your opini by gog to the how you see seion of o website at worlocus.org. >>> fiing a solution climatchange will invol a balancing act. addressing human ecomiceeds while ensuring the long te futuref the natural world. r a closer look at t impact of climate change on nare, we're joined by steve sanderson, the president andceo of the wildlife cnservation site. thank u very much for joining us on the program. >> is niceo be here. >> when talk abo the climate change debate,it's often portrayed as oneor the other, that our human needs, economiceeds trump those of nature. the two are somehow seen at odds with each other. do you thinkhat is entirely true? >>f you thinkof responding to climate changer moderating the waye live aeing against our interests, then yes, t
and president obama hasn't yet persuaded amerans they ought to sacrifice their own futurer . sarah smith, channel 4 news, west virginia >> with those storiesou just saw in mind. we also want know what you think. tonight's question, how concernedare youabout the economic impact of tougher environmentalstandards? you can sre your opini by gog to the how you see seion of o website at worlocus.org. >>> fiing a solution climatchange will invol a balancing act. addressing human...
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>> well -- barack obama has a problem. that isn understatement. >> he has an afghan govement that is an unworthy partner. he has karza who is -- whose brother is arook, corrupt involved in e hern busess. he has tmake a decision about what general mcchrystal has recommended, and all signs indicate that weillee something ong the lines of mcrystalite, wch is noto give t 40,000 troops by -- >> it reminds me of 72 in south etnamhen the presint ran for reelection, only ther was nobodto rungainst him, that slan w "choose the one, the only one." >> can you have confince in karzai's government? >> it is diminishing on the part of the british. pre minister gordon brown made clear that the troops -- >> by a sile military officer -- sound familia >> that there were cerin tests that had been met and probably cannot be met by this afan gornment of corption and opness and reform. but it is a way of great britain leaving afghanistan. >> well, gordon browsaid this weeken that he is not leaving, that there is commitment tt they cannot walk
>> well -- barack obama has a problem. that isn understatement. >> he has an afghan govement that is an unworthy partner. he has karza who is -- whose brother is arook, corrupt involved in e hern busess. he has tmake a decision about what general mcchrystal has recommended, and all signs indicate that weillee something ong the lines of mcrystalite, wch is noto give t 40,000 troops by -- >> it reminds me of 72 in south etnamhen the presint ran for reelection, only ther was...
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report on the costs of immigration, we examine how immigration impacts health care reform: president obama's vision of health care access for americans makes it available by expanding medicaid, government subsidized health care for america's poor. illegal immigrants are technically barred from medicaid. permanent residents must pay into the system for five years before they can buy health insurance thru it. but there are loopholes. first, the u.s.-born children of illegal immigrants are covered regardless of the parents' status. cost to insure them: approximately $4.6 billion per year. second, millions of people in the u.s. illegally, receive health coverage at work. >> my research suggests that at least a third of illegal immigrants, somewhat more actually, do have health insurance. but typically illegal immigrants have health care because they're employed and they've provided their employer with a social security number and the employer then just signed them up for their health care program. and that makes up a significant fraction of illegal immigrants. >> prior to health care reform, thi
report on the costs of immigration, we examine how immigration impacts health care reform: president obama's vision of health care access for americans makes it available by expanding medicaid, government subsidized health care for america's poor. illegal immigrants are technically barred from medicaid. permanent residents must pay into the system for five years before they can buy health insurance thru it. but there are loopholes. first, the u.s.-born children of illegal immigrants are covered...
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president obama actually was able to split the baby on this one. he made sure wmen's rights are being reprotected and religious rights are protect. >> that's absolutelyee - . (multiple speakers). >> you're right. the president came up with what you're supposed to do in this country under the constitution. he looks for an accommodation, religion doesn't trump other rights. you try to find an accommodation when you have two rights clashing. the reproductive rights of women and the religious rights of religious institutions. he solved that issue to the satisfaction -- if i could just finish here. to the satisfaction of most americans. then what the republicans did, the great blunder they made in the committee on which i serve, they decided to revise the issue, exploiting the religious side of the issue, without letting even one woman come with the other side. >> wait a minute. hold on. >> hold on a second. >> first of all -- >> you walked occupy - . (multiple speakers). >> there were no women on the contraceptive issue. there were no women on the cont
president obama actually was able to split the baby on this one. he made sure wmen's rights are being reprotected and religious rights are protect. >> that's absolutelyee - . (multiple speakers). >> you're right. the president came up with what you're supposed to do in this country under the constitution. he looks for an accommodation, religion doesn't trump other rights. you try to find an accommodation when you have two rights clashing. the reproductive rights of women and the...
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president obama hanot hetated to insert himself in these and other aces -- oth races. in aition to watching what president obama has beenp to, you've moderateat least one of these debates, haven't yu? >> i had a joint appearance wi the candidates. it wast a ormal debte but interviewed both cadidates cently. gwen: and? >> thestatus quo -- in virginia. the sttus quo is the democrat is running bend the epublican attoey general bob mcdona. that'sotable for virginia hiorically, a conservative ate. but a compitive state among the pearlts and for two consecutive goveor elections democrathave won statewide and that's been a ho i thinker -- haringer of wht's happene and the irst demoat since 64 to win in the presidetial election. ople say hey, ook, virinia is becoming a demratic state. not so fast. it shows the party still hasa long way to go and whe is barack obama in all thi? gwen: new jersey? >> in nejersey sometng clasc has happened. there's polico reporters that re kind of like charlie brown d the football, loo like w jersey is competitive this year and y new jersey voters
president obama hanot hetated to insert himself in these and other aces -- oth races. in aition to watching what president obama has beenp to, you've moderateat least one of these debates, haven't yu? >> i had a joint appearance wi the candidates. it wast a ormal debte but interviewed both cadidates cently. gwen: and? >> thestatus quo -- in virginia. the sttus quo is the democrat is running bend the epublican attoey general bob mcdona. that'sotable for virginia hiorically, a...
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campaign that doesn't seem to be working in the obama white house. that is on our "washington week" webcast extra streaming live at p.m. and all weekend along. that is where you will find the stories rest of our panelists are reporting. daily developments seven days a week. onor our veterans this weekend and we will see you here next week on "washington week" good night. >> even though we are living longer one thing that hasn't reporters the official age. the question is, how do you make sure you have the money you need to enjoy all of these years? >> additional corporate funding for "washington week" is northrup grumman. additional funding is provided annenberg foundation, broadcast and from viewers like you. thank you.
campaign that doesn't seem to be working in the obama white house. that is on our "washington week" webcast extra streaming live at p.m. and all weekend along. that is where you will find the stories rest of our panelists are reporting. daily developments seven days a week. onor our veterans this weekend and we will see you here next week on "washington week" good night. >> even though we are living longer one thing that hasn't reporters the official age. the question...
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whawe don't knw is howbig a voice he has with president obama. maybe he wants troops i just certain areas. one o the things stan mhrystal said is all this sounds like alot when you talk abou counterinsurgncy, exactly like is plan. what he wants to do is gointo the populion centersnd cut down the outposts and theye already mving. >> wt is krry sayi he inks the number i? >> omewhere etween 10 an 40,000 mentd gw: wether its for or against, it's ll about legitimately. >> right. gwen: thankseveryone. we'll be keepingn eye on that heth care vote and on any decision-making involvg afghanistan. keep track of daily developments everyight on the "newour and keep tra of us on facebo or send questions for our webcast extra througour web site, pbs.org/shingtonweek. and we'll see u right here nexteek on "washington week. good night >> everythursday get a preiew of our topics andpanel wth our "ashington week" email alerts vailable online at pbs.org. >> corporate funding for "wasngton weekis provided by- >> i volunteered. >> i was drafted >> i enlist. >> i was n
whawe don't knw is howbig a voice he has with president obama. maybe he wants troops i just certain areas. one o the things stan mhrystal said is all this sounds like alot when you talk abou counterinsurgncy, exactly like is plan. what he wants to do is gointo the populion centersnd cut down the outposts and theye already mving. >> wt is krry sayi he inks the number i? >> omewhere etween 10 an 40,000 mentd gw: wether its for or against, it's ll about legitimately. >> right....
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what wedon't kno is how ig a voice hehas witpresident obama. ybe he wants trops in just certain areas. one of thethings stan mcchstal said is all th sounds like a ot when outalk abt counterinsuency, exactly likehis plan. what hewants to d is go into the population enters and ut down theoutposts and they're already moving. >> what is kerry saying he thinks t number is? >> somwhere between 10 and 40,000mentd gwen: wheter it's for or against, it's all bout legitimaly. >> right. gwen: thanks, everyone we'll be keeping an eye onhat health care te and on any desion-making involving afghanistan. ep track of daily developments every night on e "newshour and keep track of us o facebook or senduestions for our bcast extra through our web site, pbs.org/washingtonek. and we'll see you right re next week on "shington week. good night. >> eve thursday get preview of our topics and panel with our "wasngton week" email alerts aailable online a pbs.org. >> corporate funding for "whington week" isrovided -- >> i vunteered. >> i was draft. >> i enlisted. >> i was
what wedon't kno is how ig a voice hehas witpresident obama. ybe he wants trops in just certain areas. one of thethings stan mcchstal said is all th sounds like a ot when outalk abt counterinsuency, exactly likehis plan. what hewants to d is go into the population enters and ut down theoutposts and they're already moving. >> what is kerry saying he thinks t number is? >> somwhere between 10 and 40,000mentd gwen: wheter it's for or against, it's all bout legitimaly. >> right....
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otr issues override president obama and help peoplfeel about esident obama. tavis: presint obama went to new jersey two or three timesto campaign for jon corzine. what do w read into that? >> he h -- two things. he went there. that meant he thought he had a etty good chance of winning. the whiteouse was certainly aware theyid not want to be i a situatio where theyost three races lasnight. there is t third upstatenew york congressional ra. from theolitical point of view, it means the president invested some of his political capital anto winning this ra in new jersey d governor corzin lost. par othat is, w much does th matter? peopleare buzzing aout it and patting around in circl. here is the real-life, possible impact. president obamof the next montand a half or the next six months will be goingo congre and asking democratso cast toh votes on issue like climatecontrol and also on health care. he probably lost a littleit of clouwhen he goes to moderate mbers who were already worried about casting votes on some of these thgs. ere wl say, you did not do much good
otr issues override president obama and help peoplfeel about esident obama. tavis: presint obama went to new jersey two or three timesto campaign for jon corzine. what do w read into that? >> he h -- two things. he went there. that meant he thought he had a etty good chance of winning. the whiteouse was certainly aware theyid not want to be i a situatio where theyost three races lasnight. there is t third upstatenew york congressional ra. from theolitical point of view, it means the...
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stocks are at their highest point since president obama took office. still, many americans are asking themselves if they're better off now than they were four years ago. investors are looking at their financial statements as a guide. but as erika miller explains, that doesn't necessarily mean americans are feeling better about their economic situation. >> reporter: four years ago, the financial crisis was getting worse and the global economy falling off a cliff. so it's no wonder many americans are feeling better about their financial situation now versus four years ago. >> i'm better off right now than i was four years ago by a long shot. >> i feel more comfortable, because i'm older, i have more of a vision of what i want for my future. >> reporter: but others say they're worse off, especially those living paycheck to paycheck or out of work. >> three years ago, i had a job. i've been disemployed for a year now. >> reporter: and plenty of other americans aren't exactly sure where they stand. >> i don't know if i have a lot to base it on; i'm just a c
stocks are at their highest point since president obama took office. still, many americans are asking themselves if they're better off now than they were four years ago. investors are looking at their financial statements as a guide. but as erika miller explains, that doesn't necessarily mean americans are feeling better about their economic situation. >> reporter: four years ago, the financial crisis was getting worse and the global economy falling off a cliff. so it's no wonder many...
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washington did not have obama's oratical gifts. on the other hand washington had a powerful image of america's future as a strong, prosperous and just and honorable nation. washington, having been commander in chief of the continental army 8 1/2 years, washington had that mystic bond with the people that i think obama has been struggling to try to obtain. tavis: what was his, as president, his demeanor, his temperament? >> well, hamilton said of washington that he consulted much, he pondered much, he resolved slowly, he resolved surely. washington was not a quick and spontaneous person who thought everything through at great length and for that reason made very few mistakes. washington said, much is to be gained by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness. a very kind of nuanced view of the presidency. but he really forged the office of the presidency as we know it. we take for granted the fact that the president initiates policy that wasn't the way they saw it in philadelphia in 1787. they thought congress was going to be
washington did not have obama's oratical gifts. on the other hand washington had a powerful image of america's future as a strong, prosperous and just and honorable nation. washington, having been commander in chief of the continental army 8 1/2 years, washington had that mystic bond with the people that i think obama has been struggling to try to obtain. tavis: what was his, as president, his demeanor, his temperament? >> well, hamilton said of washington that he consulted much, he...
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what obama is trying to get is rationing by expert advice on what works. it is not to discredit what ryan has done in a least a starting restraint. >> if you don't do this, you have two choices -- listen, let me finish -- if that happens, you have to raise taxes, and we could do that or we are just not going to have any money for anything else -- defense, headstart -- >> i think they ought to engage on the subject of a medicare reform, and deal substantively with wet ryan has put on the table, likewise with medicaid. you cannot just stand up and denounce them -- >> that is what the democrats are doing, undeniable. >> i agree, and that is irresponsible. >> where will the 9/11 defendants be tried? not in civilian courts. >> i am referring the case of khalid sheik mohammed, ramzi bin al-shibh to the department of defense to proceed in a military commissions. >> that is attorney general eric holder. the obama administration has done an about face and reverse its decision to try 9/11 defendants in civilian court. they will be military commissions in gitmo. hold
what obama is trying to get is rationing by expert advice on what works. it is not to discredit what ryan has done in a least a starting restraint. >> if you don't do this, you have two choices -- listen, let me finish -- if that happens, you have to raise taxes, and we could do that or we are just not going to have any money for anything else -- defense, headstart -- >> i think they ought to engage on the subject of a medicare reform, and deal substantively with wet ryan has put on...
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other polls show president obama with a slight lead. is really tough to read, and the notion has been thrown up in the air because of the storm. >> i think a split in the alleged tora college is as likely as me winning the lotto, so i do not think that is a real alternatives. -- a split in the electoral college is as likely as winning the lotto, so i do not think that is a real alternative. and what happens at that point? >> i think it is possible. if you look at the polls in these states, president is strong in a handful of states. it is not going to be much more than 280 or 285, and given the fact that his numbers are going to come down from where they were in 2008, he is probably not going to do as well as he did with the circumstances he had, and if you add governor romney and a lot of red states, there is a possibility of one candidate, probably rendezvous' anymore popular votes and greeted romney winning popular votes and obama winning electoral votes. democrats are going to immediately say we have been here before. al gore got mo
other polls show president obama with a slight lead. is really tough to read, and the notion has been thrown up in the air because of the storm. >> i think a split in the alleged tora college is as likely as me winning the lotto, so i do not think that is a real alternatives. -- a split in the electoral college is as likely as winning the lotto, so i do not think that is a real alternative. and what happens at that point? >> i think it is possible. if you look at the polls in these...
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. >> this week on "inside washington," president obama finally gets his way. health care reform is now the law of the land. republicans vowed to fight on. >> we will challenge every place we can, we will fight everywhere. >> today i assigned the rules of the senate bill, which will go to the president immediately for his signature. >> how tough is nancy pelosi? the speaker of the house said she would get it done, and she did. >> you baby killing mother- [bleep], i hope you die. >> i take very seriously. i have three little kids. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> it was a long and rocky road, president barack obama refused to give up on health care reform, and this week his efforts were rewarded. house speaker nancy pelosi says it never occurred to her that it would not pass. colby, you said from day one that you thought the president succeed. what did you know that we did not? >> what caused me to maintain that position was looking at obama the candidate, the presidential candidate, who came from nowhere but showed a steely r
. >> this week on "inside washington," president obama finally gets his way. health care reform is now the law of the land. republicans vowed to fight on. >> we will challenge every place we can, we will fight everywhere. >> today i assigned the rules of the senate bill, which will go to the president immediately for his signature. >> how tough is nancy pelosi? the speaker of the house said she would get it done, and she did. >> you baby killing mother-...
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>> certain places in the country it's less useful to have president obama visit. you haven't seen him go to the deep south. you're not going to see him visit texas. in georgia, i went with him a few weeks back and the candidate for governor had something else to do that day. the "l.a. times" had an article today, they quoted a couple of their congressmen saying, don't really need him to come here. one said the president isn't welcome to campaign with me right now. he's welcome to come to the district and help me do my job which is provide relief to my constituents. gwen: how significant is it about the places he is going in he and michelle are campaigning together in ohio, i guess. he has been in wisconsin. he was in illinois, his old senate seat last night. he actually has been going places where there has been some moderate input. >> he still of course has great capacity to rouse people who still support him, even if they're disappointed in him. there's a lot of democrats out there who still support him and want him to do well. if he can make the case to them th
>> certain places in the country it's less useful to have president obama visit. you haven't seen him go to the deep south. you're not going to see him visit texas. in georgia, i went with him a few weeks back and the candidate for governor had something else to do that day. the "l.a. times" had an article today, they quoted a couple of their congressmen saying, don't really need him to come here. one said the president isn't welcome to campaign with me right now. he's welcome...
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obama and romney seem to be sort of rhetorical twins here. the reason exactly mo is right is because we are fighting this on minute-to-minute hour-by hour because there is a lacking overvision so tactics are winning the day. it's win or lose every single day. >> ifill: is he right, snow does it work? are you one of the strategists who thinks it does work? if it doesn't-- or if it does-- are you running the risk of alienating voters? >> yeah, i guess it's all in the definition of what a negative campaign is, right? i mean, i actually am one of those people that believe talking about your record and talking about your opponent's record is... it works, it's necessary and it's good for the process. >> pelley: "liar," "unhinged"? >> but when it gets past the difference in vision, when it gets past the difference in policy and it starts get to personal character assassination that's when the rails come off and you run the risk of hurting your own candidate and alienating voters. >> ifill: what was vice president biden doing last night with that unc
obama and romney seem to be sort of rhetorical twins here. the reason exactly mo is right is because we are fighting this on minute-to-minute hour-by hour because there is a lacking overvision so tactics are winning the day. it's win or lose every single day. >> ifill: is he right, snow does it work? are you one of the strategists who thinks it does work? if it doesn't-- or if it does-- are you running the risk of alienating voters? >> yeah, i guess it's all in the definition of...
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president obama s not sitated to inse himself to these and other aces -- oer races. inddition to watching what president obama has be up to, you've moderad at least one of these debates, haven'tou? >> i had a oint appearanc th the candidates. it wn't a formal deate but interviewed both candidates recently. gwen: and? >> the status quo in virginia. the status quo is he democr is running behind the republican atrney general bob mcdold. that notable for virginia storically, a coservative stat but a competite state among thpearlts andfor two coecutive governorlections democrats ha won statewe and that's been a hop i thinker -- habinger of what's happened and thfirst democrat since 1964 to win in the presintial election. peop say hey, look, virgin bcoming a democraicstate. not so fast. it shows t party still has a longay to go and whre is barack obama in all this? gwen: new jersey? >> in new jersey somhing clsic hashappened. there's pitico reporters that were kind of like arlie brown and the football, lks like new jersey is competitive tis year andet new jersey voters are
president obama s not sitated to inse himself to these and other aces -- oer races. inddition to watching what president obama has be up to, you've moderad at least one of these debates, haven'tou? >> i had a oint appearanc th the candidates. it wn't a formal deate but interviewed both candidates recently. gwen: and? >> the status quo in virginia. the status quo is he democr is running behind the republican atrney general bob mcdold. that notable for virginia storically, a...
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obama, i'll say again, charlie, obama remembered what this was about. it's a leadership stage. obama-- romney seemed to think that he was arguing in the classic debate context, in which we're going to get scored by whoever makes the most points with the most logical connection between them. >> rose: what was the audience reaction, whether in the hall or outside, to the push by governor romney to get the president to talk about his own pension account? >> you know, i didn't hear the audience reaction. i know at one point-- i didn't hear it on my screen, maybe you did-- but there was a pool reporter in the hall that said the audience at one point gasped when governor romney got very aggressive with president obama saying, "you wait your turn. this is my turn." there was a kind of a recoil at that. you know, your episode that you're describing it just was a little bit mysterious because to me it seemed pretty obvious that romney was setting president obama up for exac exactly the rejoinder he gave. look, i don't spend that much time talking about my pension. yours is a lot bigger
obama, i'll say again, charlie, obama remembered what this was about. it's a leadership stage. obama-- romney seemed to think that he was arguing in the classic debate context, in which we're going to get scored by whoever makes the most points with the most logical connection between them. >> rose: what was the audience reaction, whether in the hall or outside, to the push by governor romney to get the president to talk about his own pension account? >> you know, i didn't hear the...
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>> obama. >> i'm going to vote for obama. that's who i'm voting for. >> with 24 hours to go, does barack obama's message of hope still resonate despite the economic turmoil and political division? or will romney's troops prove more committed and enthusiasm? >> for more on the pivotal role that florida could play in this election, i spoke to laura in miami and i started by asking her if the real challenge there for the republican party was the growth of hispanic voters. >> it does. although of course thes had hispanic vote here is not like it is in the rest of the country because here you have a lot of cubans and older generation cubans certainly tend to vote republican and you also have a lot of puerto ricans who don't have the nationality issues that many mexicans will have, because puerto rico is an american commonwealth and so puerto ricans have american citizenship. so it is a completely fascinating race here. and in early voting, a quarter -- 1/3 of floridians have already voted and democrats have a narrow advantage in e
>> obama. >> i'm going to vote for obama. that's who i'm voting for. >> with 24 hours to go, does barack obama's message of hope still resonate despite the economic turmoil and political division? or will romney's troops prove more committed and enthusiasm? >> for more on the pivotal role that florida could play in this election, i spoke to laura in miami and i started by asking her if the real challenge there for the republican party was the growth of hispanic voters....
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>> good for president obama. at a time of disaster, the only elected officials who have any opportunity to perform her governors, mayors, or the president. senators and members of congress are dying to get on camera. chuck schumer is the only one i know who did. this is a real job. the president handled himself well, showed himself to be confident and compassionate, as governor christie said, and "endorsement" of the president is nothing but a plus. >> nina? >> you really have to notice that president clinton build up fema, the bush administration took it apart and paid a price after katrina, and this president built it back up again, put a professional in charge, but people who knew what to do, and it is paying off. >> colby? >> it also draws a sharp contrast between the candidates. you have president obama pushing the federal efforts and citing fema as his vehicle, and you had romney last year saying he would get rid of fema, saying that he would turn it back to the states and showing no appreciation of the rol
>> good for president obama. at a time of disaster, the only elected officials who have any opportunity to perform her governors, mayors, or the president. senators and members of congress are dying to get on camera. chuck schumer is the only one i know who did. this is a real job. the president handled himself well, showed himself to be confident and compassionate, as governor christie said, and "endorsement" of the president is nothing but a plus. >> nina? >> you...
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>> 4-point lead for president obama. romney has real problems. four months after he won the nomination, people have a more negative feelings towards him than positive feeling. he has misspent these four months, and the obama people have filled in the blanks in lot better than romney. >> he is dangerously behind in florida and ohio. >> but people still disapprove of how obama has handled the presidency by a huge margin. >> political satirist mark russell announced that he is coming out of retirement. "you may recall that i said i would come out of retirement on the day that congressmen with skinny dip in the sea of galilee." [laughter] we are still heading for a cliff in january. what happens if we go over? >> it is not too late to get people back to work, higher take-home pay. it is not too late to reignite the american dream. we can do this. >> paul ryan and mitt romney are focused on november, as our president obama and vice president biden, who, by the way, will attend the republican convention, although i don't think he will get credentials.
>> 4-point lead for president obama. romney has real problems. four months after he won the nomination, people have a more negative feelings towards him than positive feeling. he has misspent these four months, and the obama people have filled in the blanks in lot better than romney. >> he is dangerously behind in florida and ohio. >> but people still disapprove of how obama has handled the presidency by a huge margin. >> political satirist mark russell announced that he...
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obama. gwen: a nice little twist to use hillary clinton's words from 2008 against her. michael, how crazy is this ard campaign right -- is this ad campaign right now? and unless you live in these 10 statse you never see it. >> just a couple of stats. if you live in columbus, ohio, or richmond, virginia, you're probably seeing 10 times the number of ads now in july that you saw at this time last year. you're seeing the number of ads you would have seen in september or october. of -- i'm sorry, of 2008. the other thing that's different about the ad campaigns is that they're spending more money in fewer places. than ever before. and something like half of president obama's -- correct me, ad campaign spending so far is in just three states. florida, ohio, and virginia. so it's very intensive. >> in ohio, he has spent at least $16 million so far in advertising. gwen: and is it st having any effect -- and is it having any effect? is it moving the needle? there seems to be a lot of talk here, it's
obama. gwen: a nice little twist to use hillary clinton's words from 2008 against her. michael, how crazy is this ard campaign right -- is this ad campaign right now? and unless you live in these 10 statse you never see it. >> just a couple of stats. if you live in columbus, ohio, or richmond, virginia, you're probably seeing 10 times the number of ads now in july that you saw at this time last year. you're seeing the number of ads you would have seen in september or october. of -- i'm...
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even obama speaks about that is a huge liability. a discouraging investment in the u.s. that is obvious, easy, and it is lying out there, and he won't touch it. >> i love roosevelt, but what got us out of the depression was world war ii. what will get us out of this, i year, is a crisis in europe that brings the entire global system crashing down and out of that rubble, governments will be forced to do something. >> mr. apocalypse. >> after the apocalypse. >> i always cling to this hope that real reform will happen, but unless we have a crisis, i don't think it is going to. >> europe is in the process of doing what we did over the debt ceiling. >> cops, firefighters, teachers to work -- what we ought to have is another series of tax cuts for those who need it least. that worked so beautifully well that my goodness, let's have a city of tax cuts -- >> you pretended you were worried about the unemployed. hiring a teacher in alaska is not going to help the unemployed guy in pittsburgh. >> i feel like i am the bill murray in "groundhog day," because we come back to the same
even obama speaks about that is a huge liability. a discouraging investment in the u.s. that is obvious, easy, and it is lying out there, and he won't touch it. >> i love roosevelt, but what got us out of the depression was world war ii. what will get us out of this, i year, is a crisis in europe that brings the entire global system crashing down and out of that rubble, governments will be forced to do something. >> mr. apocalypse. >> after the apocalypse. >> i always...
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romney says president obama has been weak. president obama said osama bin laden, got him. that's the essence of his argument. it may be a bigger debate than we think it is, despite the lack of attention to these issues. >> i think that's right. i think it sends signals. voters sometimes get angry when we don't talk about the specific details and they get angry when the candidates don't do that either but a lot of voters take their views to these candidates back to trust. who am i going to trust when decisions are being made when i'm not at the table? that has to do with their lives and the economy. but they'll get cues from that for this debate. also in carving up the difficult carving that's going to take place in budgets and with the federal government. gwen: we have a little map that we can throw up and take a look at some of the states ich everybody is watching. i'm curious what states you guys are watching. i'm watching wisconsin. how but? >> i'm watching -- everybody's watching ohio. i'll throw in one really scary thought, gwen. if barack obama of the contested state
romney says president obama has been weak. president obama said osama bin laden, got him. that's the essence of his argument. it may be a bigger debate than we think it is, despite the lack of attention to these issues. >> i think that's right. i think it sends signals. voters sometimes get angry when we don't talk about the specific details and they get angry when the candidates don't do that either but a lot of voters take their views to these candidates back to trust. who am i going to...
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obama has no answers on that. except to, what appears to become a weakening of our deterrent. >> i don't think it is inconsistent. as far as pursuing a new nuclear policy on an international scale. on the other hand, trying to deal with iran as a separate issue. iran is a problem. the problem as far as afghanistan is concerned. a problem as far as iraq is concerned. it is a country that is not going to go away. the problem is not going to go away. but you don't deal with that necessarily through arms control discussions. >> i just don't agree that if wrote states get nukes' we will not unilaterally disarm -- ifro gu -- if rouge states. >> that the rouge states will cooperate with international nuclear agreements which by the very definition are extraordinarily unlikely to do, which means all bets are off. we can still threaten to use our nuclear weapons against them. >> that is what is wrong but the obama change of policy. one of the key elements is that the united states -- explicitly the pledges not to develop a
obama has no answers on that. except to, what appears to become a weakening of our deterrent. >> i don't think it is inconsistent. as far as pursuing a new nuclear policy on an international scale. on the other hand, trying to deal with iran as a separate issue. iran is a problem. the problem as far as afghanistan is concerned. a problem as far as iraq is concerned. it is a country that is not going to go away. the problem is not going to go away. but you don't deal with that necessarily...
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was either even or slightly behind obama among seniors. remember, barack obama's base is minority voters, young people, and women. he gets very good numbers among young people. he lost senior citizens to john mccain. if he can neutralize that or reduce his margin, he's in much better shape. gwen: even though the enthusiasm of yuck people is not what it was four years ago. >> you ran that clip of governor romney talking about throwing in the towel. this is a collie slay in politics. the tea party movement worked from the outside to the inside. the whole notion is silly. why did he jump on it? he's kind of jumping on everything. why did he jump on it? what they see in their focus groups is obama voters from 2008 disappointed in the president who think he's just kind of stuck. he can't make things better. so the feeling is out there and now they're trying to say you see, he thinks he's stuck. gwen: wasn't that the danger in the immigration question? you promised you were going to do this and you didn't. that's a risky place for the president.
was either even or slightly behind obama among seniors. remember, barack obama's base is minority voters, young people, and women. he gets very good numbers among young people. he lost senior citizens to john mccain. if he can neutralize that or reduce his margin, he's in much better shape. gwen: even though the enthusiasm of yuck people is not what it was four years ago. >> you ran that clip of governor romney talking about throwing in the towel. this is a collie slay in politics. the...
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obama is not a good debater. it is not that obama was off his game. that is his game. he does not have a prompter, he is not good. you see this in press conferences, where he does not have a prompter. he had never been good at press conferences. he rambles, the press is always unimpressed with him. this was a situation where yet more control of the debate, because he picks the questionnaire, and he can decide how long he wants to take for the answer. his only advantage in the next debate will be this. it will be in a town hall. he has got more ability to connect with an audience than romney. he will have an advantage in the second debate that he did not have been the first. >> would you rather be good or lucky? 7.8% unemployment rate. that is pretty good news. >> unless you look at the actual numbers. if you look at those with new jobs, about 114,000. you have to have 150,000 to stay at the same rate. what has been happening is you have people leaving the work force, retiring, or read a wait a minute, nina -- or when you become chronically unemployed, over the one year
obama is not a good debater. it is not that obama was off his game. that is his game. he does not have a prompter, he is not good. you see this in press conferences, where he does not have a prompter. he had never been good at press conferences. he rambles, the press is always unimpressed with him. this was a situation where yet more control of the debate, because he picks the questionnaire, and he can decide how long he wants to take for the answer. his only advantage in the next debate will...
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obama in november. he and the rest of the republican field face their next test in arizona and michigan tuesday. >> brown: still to come on the "newshour": sectarian violence in iraq; learning lessons online; the politics of the abortion fight and the failures at a west virginia mine. but first, the other news of the day. here's kwame holman. >> holman: there was new violence in afghanistan today over the burning of korans at a u.s. base. riots broke out across the country for a third day, and five people were killed. hundreds of demonstrators also tried to storm a u.s. military site. at one protest, a man dressed as an afghan soldier shot and killed two american soldiers. meanwhile, president obama offered his sincere apologies in a letter to afghan president hamid karzai. new images of desperate conditions emerged today from the city of homs, in syria. forces loyal to president bashar assad kept up a fierce artillery barrage, despite world appeals to stop. we have a report narrated by jonathan miller
obama in november. he and the rest of the republican field face their next test in arizona and michigan tuesday. >> brown: still to come on the "newshour": sectarian violence in iraq; learning lessons online; the politics of the abortion fight and the failures at a west virginia mine. but first, the other news of the day. here's kwame holman. >> holman: there was new violence in afghanistan today over the burning of korans at a u.s. base. riots broke out across the country...
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it will be very difficult for president obama to do that. if it works the way it is supposed to and boost the economy a bit, let's see in a couple of years with anybody wants to do anything about the deficit. >> evan, democrats and republicans on the same page. are you pleased? >> as a mushy centrist, yes. [laughter] but it is like watching an alcoholic take one more drink before he quits. it is worthwhile if it is leading to something. if president obama comes out of the state of the union and says we will get serious about tax reform or the deficit, if it is a precursor to something, it is ok. if it is just one more pathetic attempt to put money into the economy at the expense of our grandchildren, it is a bad thing. >> that is what makes it so pernicious. it is coming a month after an election that supposedly is sending a message about fiscal responsibility, desk, expenditure spending, all of that. it came three days after the announcement of a deal -- the deficit commission appeared to have spoken for a national consensus, left, right, a
it will be very difficult for president obama to do that. if it works the way it is supposed to and boost the economy a bit, let's see in a couple of years with anybody wants to do anything about the deficit. >> evan, democrats and republicans on the same page. are you pleased? >> as a mushy centrist, yes. [laughter] but it is like watching an alcoholic take one more drink before he quits. it is worthwhile if it is leading to something. if president obama comes out of the state of...
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it is a real failure by the obama administration in doing the politics. i don't think it was just a question of messaging, i think it was a failure in how they did politics the past two years, in addition to the ideological differences. >> evan? >> obamas said we just need to communicate better. i don't think that is it. in 2008, polls show that the country is right of center, slightly, but still right of center. the democrats have lost practically working people who don't believe in government. >> mark, your take? >> the democrats lost and the middle the country and, most importantly, white blue-collar voters, who for the first time in the middle of an economic crisis voted republican. i think the republicans won because they were not the democrats. this was not an idea-driven election there is no galvanizing republican idea that comes out of this election. republicans still of a very negative in each of their own -- have a very negative image of their own that they have to repair. >> in addition to taking over the house and narrowing the democratic majo
it is a real failure by the obama administration in doing the politics. i don't think it was just a question of messaging, i think it was a failure in how they did politics the past two years, in addition to the ideological differences. >> evan? >> obamas said we just need to communicate better. i don't think that is it. in 2008, polls show that the country is right of center, slightly, but still right of center. the democrats have lost practically working people who don't believe...
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when they do it's saying he's like obama, that they worry about that. but that a lot more of these ads are targeting newt gingrich. you hear people like ron paul going after newt gingrich, rick santorum going after newt gingrich as a washington insider. rick perry who dropped out just a week ago was talking about all the insiders in the race and today he endorsed one of the insiders. so you know, the good news for newt gingrich as he is rising in the polls and he's within barking distance of mitt romney, the bad news is that means that everybody is training scrutiny on him and i don't think you have seen the end of that. >> woodruff: so all the pore reason to watch tonight's debate, gwen, they're down to four. and i know you will be right there, you will be reporting for us tomorrow night. thanks very much. >> ifill: and then there were four, thanks, judy. >> warner: still to come on the "newshour": two mayors assess the economic health of their cities; jordan's king abdullah talks about his neighbors and eastman kodak files for bankruptcy. but first, t
when they do it's saying he's like obama, that they worry about that. but that a lot more of these ads are targeting newt gingrich. you hear people like ron paul going after newt gingrich, rick santorum going after newt gingrich as a washington insider. rick perry who dropped out just a week ago was talking about all the insiders in the race and today he endorsed one of the insiders. so you know, the good news for newt gingrich as he is rising in the polls and he's within barking distance of...
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president obama did a good job saying we would not use it in specific places so what is it for? no one has answered that question since the end of the cold war. >> there are a couple of ancillary things. the caveat that came with us that we would not use it preemptively. if you are a rogue state, this policy does not apply for the other ancillary issue is how the united states is changing how it will deploy conventional weapons. in effect, they are saying we will blow you to smithereens but we will not make the air already acted. that is still causing disquiet among our adversaries or other parties of evil axis. >> what is the world reaction? >> there are some that say this is a great thing to do, to move toward a nuclear-free world. there are some in smaller countries that say they depend on the united states for providing a deterrent. if the united states does not do it, they will have to do it themselves. that is a bit of a stretch. it is hard for me to think of a country like costa rica trying to defend themselves even in the middle east where this is a huge issue, i cannot
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, not the totality of president obama but part of president obama, is able to come forth. that seemed to come straight from his soul. gwen: i was taken by how the difference between that kind of discussion and the discussion which inevitably we have in washington about what to do about these things, which this week wasn't so much about gun rights and gun control as you would think, though there is a debate going on about it, and certainly not about mental health care -- is there any movement coming on those issues that you see signs of, janet? >> you know, i don't think so. the politics and legislative gridlock on gun issues is pretty firmly in place. this episode, though, kind of raised proposals that were a little more targeted that you would think might gain some traction, like how about limiting those he ammunition clips that allow you to shoot so many bullets so quickly? one of the more moving speeches on president house floor came from carolyn mccarthy, a congressman from new york who was elected after her husband was assassinated -- not assassinated, but he was shot
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i think that we did a really good thing when we elected barack obama. i read his books, they read his books. he is absolutely and totally qualified for the job. he's proven himself to be not only qualified for the job, but very good at it. the things that he's managed to get accomplished in the face of so much push-back is amazing, and i think this is morgan freeman's personal thought we're going to be in a lot of trouble if we don't reelect him, because the people on the other side of the fence scare me. tavis: on that note, we'll stop the conversation for tonight. morgan freeman has not one but two projects coming out one big budget, one not so big. we'll talk more about both those projects and so much more tomorrow night. a life this well-lived makes it difficult to squeeze conversation into 30 minutes, but we'll continue with this tomorrow night. until then, keep the faith. >> will with the woman who captures your heart be like? >> she would have your way of walking and talking. >> how do i do that? >> it is sunny outside. just a light rainfall. you
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and my answer is simple, compared to barack obama. this is not a choice between mitt romney and ronald reagan. this is a choice between mitt romney and the most radical leftest president in american hcht. >> sreenivasan: gingrich is left with a campaign debt of $4.5 million. there was troubling news on the u.s. economy today. the payroll processor, a.d.p., reported hiring was down sharply from march. the disappointing data led to a mixed day on wall street. the dow jones industrial average lost nearly 11 points to close at 13,268. the nasdaq rose nine points to close above 3059. prosecutors in florida have charged 13 students at florida a&m university in the hazing death of a school band member. drum major robert champion was found unconscious last november, on a chartered bus outside an orlando hotel. the medical examiner said he'd been beaten and gone into shock. 11 students will be charged with felony hazing, and each could get six years in prison. two others face misdemeanor charges. one of the world's most recognizable paintings,
and my answer is simple, compared to barack obama. this is not a choice between mitt romney and ronald reagan. this is a choice between mitt romney and the most radical leftest president in american hcht. >> sreenivasan: gingrich is left with a campaign debt of $4.5 million. there was troubling news on the u.s. economy today. the payroll processor, a.d.p., reported hiring was down sharply from march. the disappointing data led to a mixed day on wall street. the dow jones industrial...
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colby king, do you think barack obama successfully comforted the nation on wednesday? >> he comforted the nation by speaking to the nation but he also spoke for the nation by speaking to the people of tuscon who suffered the terrible tragedy. and he cast the whole thing where it belongs, on the problem that the individual caused out there, and not on the finger- pointing and the point scoring that took place that was really unseemly prior to wednesday. >> charles krauthammer or? >> i think the president an end to the malicious and a scurrilous innuendo that was started in the mainstream press, particularly in "the new york times" en obama's allies on the left, who claimed from the beginning without a shred of evidence that this was a consequence of suppose it climate of hate created by the political right. the president repeated that, as he should have, which was healthy. but i think it was a scandal what happened in the four days between the attack and the president's speech of these un supported and obviously discredited attacks from the left, which essentially made
colby king, do you think barack obama successfully comforted the nation on wednesday? >> he comforted the nation by speaking to the nation but he also spoke for the nation by speaking to the people of tuscon who suffered the terrible tragedy. and he cast the whole thing where it belongs, on the problem that the individual caused out there, and not on the finger- pointing and the point scoring that took place that was really unseemly prior to wednesday. >> charles krauthammer or?...
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gwen: president obama's terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad week. plus fallout from the g.o.p. debate and poverty in america. tonight, on "washington week." >> there are folks in washington who may be fine waiting until the next election to settle our differences and move forward. but the next election is 14 months away. the american people can't wait that long. gwen: that was the president's sixth pitch this week for his jobs plan. but is anybody listening? >> let's be honest with ourselves. the president's proposals are a poor substitute for the pro-growth policies that are needed to remove barriers to job creation in america. >> what the president proposed so far is not serious. and it's not a jobs plan. gwen: as the battle heats up along pennsylvania avenue, g.o.p. candidates draw new lines in the sand, too. >> the question is, do you still believe that social security should be ended as a federal program as you did six months ago when your book came out and returned to the states or do you want -- >> i think we ought to have a conversation -- >> we're having that right now
gwen: president obama's terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad week. plus fallout from the g.o.p. debate and poverty in america. tonight, on "washington week." >> there are folks in washington who may be fine waiting until the next election to settle our differences and move forward. but the next election is 14 months away. the american people can't wait that long. gwen: that was the president's sixth pitch this week for his jobs plan. but is anybody listening? >> let's be...